Bissau vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$363	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	4	66
😀 Quality of life	21	48
🏙️ Population	492K	1.96M

The cost of living in Bissau is 58% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6340th and 8454th ($827 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Guinea-Bissau and Iran, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 8819th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Isfahan

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	Bissau	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$594

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$804
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$964
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$477
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$998
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1000
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$998
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1061
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1052
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$998
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1046
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1114
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1019
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$970
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1346
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$647
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1278
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1272
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$675
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$569
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$490
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$489
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$491
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$840
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$838
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$490
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$489
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$499
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688